UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXII
NUMBER 134
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1835
--on the SHIN
BY JOE HOLLOWAY, c'35
Flash! Band Members Outwit Athletic Department in Violent Skirmish . . . K, U. Awakes With Law Suits and Strikes . . Flossee in the Rogues Gallery.
We hate to admit it but we forgone something we wanted to dwell upon a trifle—but we were reminded of it in time by a campus opinion in yesterday's Kansan written by one J.G. so we trust that the error is forgiven and we'll proceed with the business, or shoveling—just as you wish—in hand. Our little topic concerns the fact that the Kansas Relays will be held during Easter vacation thereby insuring that we get just what we need to master activity tickets which we had to purchase. We can just imagine how the athletic department must have gloated over the fact that probably most of the students would go home and then they could have the Relays all to themselves! they forget one thing. Red-Black-burn's band instead of playing in Alberta, Canada, or Palm Beach on the night of the 20th, is going to play at the Mission Hills Country Club in Kansas because we already want to be in Lawrence for the ban will have to be in Lawrence because we already have our tickets not want us to go. Can't you just imagine how burned up you'll be—we actually get to go to the only big thing include in the second semester they can do about it. That makes twelve students besides those who live in Lawrence or near here that can go so maybe there'll be someone else who lives in Lawrence and there'll be a crowd of people who aren't students but after all, they seem to be the ones that our football games and relays are really intended for so nuts to the students—they don't own the University anyway—(and neither does the athletic department only don't let them know we told you). We might as well just skip it because we students don't seem to have much of a voice in anything important that we care about. We should also pray a little on the side too; next year they'll see their way clear to have the football games during Christmas vacation because there's no reason why the students should be bored with them.
Yesterday one of our prof-men made a little statement to the general effect that he'd like to have someone write for a Montgomery-Ward catalogue for use in class—he wanted someone to write for it who would perhaps want to order something from the company sometimes by gifting them if not—so Ray Isham said he'd write for it. (But the Sigma Chi'll really take that to heart.)
What with suits against our noble institution and peace strikes going on, not to mention all the campus dogs, we've had a little excitement around this place for once. There comes a time in the life of every university when there must be just a slight little smelt raised to waken the students and professors so they can get on with the business of both educating and getting educated . . . and then move on to waking up for joy and anyway you might possibly wake up dead because you were smothered in the land that "came east to settle on the people." Since coming to this lesson mill in 1930 we've never seen anyone who was opposed to a little excitement now and then, until this week—the chairman of the Kansan Board has resigned his positop because of the Peace Strike . . . because he thinks that no body of students has any right to interrupt our well ordered schedule of living at this here university. Think how bad he might feel if someone playfully caused the 10-20 whistle to blow over their classroom and would be ruined and he might have indigestion as well. We will now bring the question to a vote, children, and all those in favor of bigger and better interruptions will signify by raising their right hands—and then taking those opposer outside to get a little air!
What's this we hear about one of those three-for-a-dime photos being posted on the bulletin board of the Phi Gam house? And it's a picture of Flossie Lecko. We hear that the boys have learned to lift their shirts for looking at lee- and laughing.
Did you ever think how funny it would sound—that is, disregarding the bad English, if you said to a fellow "put his pin on his self?" May sound
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Fleming to Speak At Annual Honors Convocation Today
Honor Man for Last Year to Be Named; 145 Will Be Honored for Scholarship
Dr. W. B. Fleming, president of Baker University, Baldwin, will address the twelfth annual Honors Convocation this morning at 10 o'clock on "Seeing Things," and the honor man for 1934 will be named.
One hundred and forty-five students will be honored for outstanding scholastic attainment. Included in this number will be the upper 10 per cent of the senior class in all schools, and those juniors, sophomores, and freshmen who lead in their respective classes. These students will sit in a section reserved for them.
A special committee named by the Chancellor has selected an honor man from last year's graduating class, the student who is adjudged to have been of outstanding character, and to have excelled in leadership, scholarship, breadth of interest, and unsullied service. Even the recipient is not advised of the name until the Chancellor makes the announcement.
The selection of an honor man was instituted in 1924, when Paul Endacott f. Lawrence, of the class of 1923, was amed as the first honor man, and the elections have been made annually ver since.
Following is the complete list of honor men of the past: 1923, Paul Endacoff, Lawrence; 1924, Howard Firebaugh, John; 1925, Wallace James, Pratt; 1926, Malcolm Westle, Barvilleham, Okla; 1927, Raymond Nichols, Laird; 1928, Balanced Haines, Sabehum; 1929, Haines, Sabehum; 1930, Arthur J. Crombill, Ellis; 1931, Marshall Wren Gibel, Lared; 1932, Clare Lawrence Wood, Liberal; and 1933, Harold Denton, Jewell.
Malo Is Paroled After Being Found Guilty of Assault
After being found guilty of assault with intent to kill, Fred A. Male, 137, was paroled yesterday by Judge W. L Burdick in the School of Law mock court. In graining the parole, Judge Burdick cited the recommendation of leniency by the jury, and the fact that this was Male's first offence.
Malo and two seniors in the Law School, Olin Petefish and Herbert Hyland, "cooked up" the whole affair in order to provide a realistic criminal case for the court mock to deliberate upon. The alleged "shooting," which was done with a toy cap pistol, took place at the door of the library in Green Hall after Petefish, student librarian, had thrown Malo out of the library. Other students in the library not realizing that the fracta was faked, were considerably alarmed, and it is known from a reliable source that at least one embryonic lawyer hid under a table when the fireworks began.
Attorneys for the prosecution and defense were chosen from the senior class, while freshmen in the school constituted the jury.
Jay Janes Initiate
The Jay James, University women's pop education, held their annual initiation services and banquet last night at the Colonial Tea Room. Those women imitated were Marion Craig c; 37; Frances Bruce, c; 38; Burt R bordner, c; 36; Vance Burger, c; 35; Michael Bilowen Maucobite, c; 37; Betty Thielen, f; 37; Margaret Hengler, ph; 38; Thur Leared, c; 37; Katherine Koch, f; 35; and Beulah Bhine, c; 37.
The senior class of Oread Training school will present a play entitled "Tons of Money," Tuesday, April 16, in Fraser theater at 8 p.m. The play is directed by Miss Mary Cushing, a supervisor at the school and one of its instructors. Inge, practice teachers. Admission will be 25 cents. Parents and friends are invited.
Oread School To Present Play
To provide time for the all-University Honors Convocation Friday morning, April 12, at 10 o'clock, the following class schedule will be followed:
First period Second period Convocation Third period Fourth period
To Sing "The Crucifixion"
...
E. H. LINDLEY,
Chancellor.
8:30 to 9:05
9:15 to 10:50
10:00 to 10:50
11:00 to 11:55
11:45 to 12:20
First Methodist Church Choir Wih Present Special Music Sunday
The vested Wesleyan Chorus chair of the First Methodist Episcopal church, under the direction of Miss Dorothy Enlow, '31, will present Stainer's "Crucifixion" at the morning worship service Sunday morning. The service begins at 10:45 a.m. Ray Wright, gr, and Herlan Loyd, c'35, will be the solists; Accompaniments will be furnished by an ensemble composed of Miss Edmah Hopkins, gr., violinist; and Arthur Fielder, c'38, cellist; Charles McManis fa'36, organist; and Anna Lee Hazen c'37, pianist.
Duet (Tenet and Bass), "So Thou Liftest thy Divine Petition," Chorus-Hymn, "Jesus, the Crucified, Pleas for Me"; Recitative (Tenor and Bass), "And One of the Malefactors," Chorus-Hymn, "The Adoration of the Crucified; Recitatives (Tenor and Bass) and Male chorus, When Jesus, Therefore, Saw His Mother; Recitative (Bass), "It Is Nothing to You" Chorus, "The Appeal of the Crucified; Recitative (Tenor and Male chorus)," After This, Jesus Knowing That All Things Were Now Accomplished." Chorus-Hymn, "For the Love of Jesus; Benediction and Seven Fold Amen.
the program is as follows: Recitative (Tenor), "And They Came to a Place Called Gheshamme." bass, Chorus, "The Agony"; tenor, Chorus, "Procssional to Calvary"; Recitative (Chorus, And When They Were Come); Chorus-Hymn, "Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow"; Recitative (Bass), "He Made Himself of No Reputation"; Tenor solo, "The Dove of the Drunken Man"; Recitative (Tenor), "And Moses Lifed up the Serpent" Chorus-Hymn, "Crucified, I Turn to Thee"; Recitative (Tenor), "Jesus said, Father, forgive them."
Short Story Contest Winners Are Announced
Manuscripts by Blizzard and Maddy Awarded First Place
Two manuscripts, these of William Blizzard, gr, and Lawrence Maddy, csp, were selected yesterday by a committee representing the University in the short content of Story magazine. The judges were Professors Lynn, Morgan, Laird, and Hankins. After a week of deliberation they selected these two manuscripts from among the twelve submitted.
The title of Mr. Maddy's story is "Pail-a-ace" and that of Mr. Blizzard, "The Kid Crosses the Blue." The two alternate stories selected are "EI Tore," by Mrs. Joy Tollert, gr, and "A Day in the life of a School Teacher," by Jane Fletcher, c'55. There is no prize awarded to the winners of the local contest, but there are prizes of $100 and $30 to be given to the national winners.
The winning story, between 1500 and 6000 words in length, will appear in Story magazine.
Other students who submitted stories were: Norman Jacobahagen, c; 35; Evaneline Clark, c; 36; Marteaux Jacques Edward McKee, c; 35; Ridley Worlham Washington, c; 35; Robert Haugh, 172; and George James Michael-woulds, c. 35.
Students Leave for St. Paul
Robert Braden, c35, president of the International Relations Club Nell Whitney, left John Becker, kt, left Wednesday night for the Missouri Valley Conference of the International Relations Club at St. Paul, Minn. The conference began Wednesday and will end Saturday of this week. One of the main speakers at the conference will be Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University.
Students Leave For St. Paul
Fisher Interprets Price Fluctuation Of Last 13 Years
Unsound Banking System Controlling Currency Causes Booms and Depressions
C. W. Stone to Speak Here
"We need a modern Copernicus to release us from the illusion that price fluctuations of commodities is due to an actual change in their value. We would cry out in protest if we were forced to use a yardstick which varied as much as two or three per cent in length, yet we complacently tolerate a dollar which actually tripped in value. We now have a fine Dr. Fisher, famous Vale Economist, summed up the monetary situation in America today, speaking in the Auditorium last night on "The Dollar if its Relation to Recovery."
He further stated that our circulating medium is not controlled by the government but it is controlled by banks. An unbound banking system makes unsound money which in turn causes booms and depressions.
The apparent 20% reduction in the national debt under the Roosevelt administration is in reality an increase in the federal budget. The federal debt has been due to liquidation.
Banks Control Currency
He stated that as long as the circulating medium fluctuates, there will be depression resulting in bankruptcy and unemployment. Capitalism re-emerges naturally fluctuate but profits and losses should even up in the long run.
The common belief or illusion is that the dollar is stable and that it is the prices which fluctuate. In reality it is the dollar which fluctuates and the value of commodities remains the same in rising to meet the value of the dollar.
In the United States the dollar can increase 82% without any one understanding there is a change. The American public believes inflation to be a vague something that will come as a natural development of the business cycle. The history of the dollar shows it has always moved, and will continue to do so until people understand the exact nature of the problem.
Misconception of Dollar and Prices
Unsound Money Causes Depressions
"Booms and depressions are caused by unsound money which is the product of our unsound banking system," Dr. Fisher said. "The present problems of depression could have prevented, and would have been prevented had it not been for the death of Governor Strong of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, who was back of the Coolidge era of prosperity." He said the depression could be cured and proceed to give a diagnosis of what he termed the "debit disease" and the "dollar disease." In "1929," he stated, "there was too much dollar, which ended in there being too few dollars. When prices go down, dollars go up. If only one commodity goes down, it is probably due to the fact that dollars go down, the fact that dollars go up aggregates the debt difficulty." he explained.
Dr. Fisher coined a new word, "Reflation." He does not hold this out as a pancake, but suggests that if we could inflate to a desired point and then stabilize our currency, the country would be out of the depression in a short period. It is the country which since 1311 has maintained a currency which has not fluctuated more than 14%. This stabilization is secured by open market oper-
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C. W. Stone, a graduate of the University of Kansas Engineering School, now vice president of the General Electric Company, will lecture to lecture to students of the School of Engineering.
Mr. Stone's first lecture will be to the 830 industrial administration class. He will lecture again at an Engineer's convocation to be held that evening in the Marvin hall auditorium. He will speak on "The New System of Power Transmission by Means of Direct Current."
Mr. Stone is the brother of Mrs. A. T. Walker, wife of A. T. Walker, head of the department of Latin at the University.
Law Board Is Appointed
Students Will Work on Editing of Kansas Bar Journal
Bar Journal
Appointment of 10 law students to act as an editing board for contributions of the School of Law to the Kansas Bar Journal was announced yesterday. Members of the board chosen on a school-board with work F. J. Moreau, professor of law.
Those appointed to the board are: Darlene G. Anderson, Jack Pfeiffer, Charles B. Anderson, Ross E. Borders, Morris D. Hildreth, and Gerald Kolerman, all second year law students; and Roy H. Johnson, Dale Maxwell, Robert A. Schroeder, and Lawrence R. Smith, all freshmen in the School of Law.
A new editor board will be chosen each spring, limited to 12 members from the first and second year classes. The board will meet with Professor Moreau at 10:20 a.m. tomorrow to lay out plans for conducting its work.
Kansas College Heads To Discuss CSEP Work
Problems for Coming Year Will Be Considered at Topeka
Representatives from Kansas colleges and universities having CSEP will meet in Topeka next Thursday to discuss problems concerning that organization for the coming year. The meeting will be held in the hall of the house of representatives of the president of each institution and the faculty member in charge will attend.
Some of the problems to come up will be whether to favor a federal loan fund for students, how many jobs could be provided under the present restrictions concerning routine work, whether to favor a plan of highly restricted scholarships, whether to favor a plan of higher restrictions whether the present maximum monthly allotment of $20 should be increased.
Possibilities of specific projects either in the community or on the campus for the recent graduates will also be discussed.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley, who was highly responsible for the CSEP in American colleges, has just recently returned from an eastern trip. While in Washington he conferred with Harry L. Hopkins, federal relief administrator, and with William R. Kellogg, a sustainability of extending government aid to include more college students.
Dr. Lindley will preside at the meeting next Thursday, and will be able to give information which he received in the east at that time. The meeting was called by John G. Stutz, director of federal relief in Kansas.
Moore Testifies in Topeka
Declares That Hugoton Field Will Last Approximately 175 Years
During testimony in the Cities Service Gas Co. hearing before the state corporation commission Wednesday in Topeka, Dr. R. C. Moore, state geologist, and professor of geology here, declared that the Hugoton field in Kansas would produce enough gas to supply Kansas needs for appratio- 175 years.
Dr. Moore explained that Kansans need not fear of losing their gas supply in the very near future, as an adequate fuel source is obtainable for several generations yet.
Figures were also shown by Prof Moore to indicate that the Texas Panhandle field will last about 50 to 76 years of consumption from figures on 1944 consumption.
For the last few days Dr. Moore has attended this hearing in Topeka. The cross-examination of Dr. Moore by the counsel for Cities Service delayed testimony until the utility geologists had the opportunity to study the reports and estimates of the state geologist.
F. G. Holl, Wichita, consulting geologist, also testified for the commission.
According to the state geologist, the Cities Service corporation, through its geologists, have predicted wrongly the life of certain gas fields which they own.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES
Friday
Kappa Eta Kappa, dance, Chapter house. 12.
Acacia Fraternity, Spring formal, Union building, 12.
Wesley Foundation, Hike, Engelheim. 9.
AGNES HUSBAND,
Corbin Hall, Dance, Corbin Hall.
12.
AGNES HUSBAND,
Dean of Women.
For Joint Com. on Student Affairs.
Varsity, Memorial Union Building Chi Omega, Spring Formal, Charter House, 12
PEACE STRIKERS TO MEET TODAY AFTER ASSEMBLY
Field, Hackler, and Born Will Speak in Front of Fowler Shops About the Causes of War
BRUBAKER CHAIRMAN
NSFA Approves Preparation by Members for World Peace Move
The participation of the University in the first combined efforts of American college students for the promotion of peace will be held at 11 o'clock this morning following the Honors convention. The national student strike committee expects about 150,000 college and preparatory students to participate in a strike against the university's strike against war at the University, last night urged all participants to co-operate in carrying out an orderly, rational, and thereby effective demonstration.
35 Minutes Allotted for Strike
The strike will be held in front of the Fowler shops and will last for 35 minutes. Lyman Field, c'36; Charles Hackett, l'36, and Kenneth Born, c'36; will speak in the order named. Edward Rooney, Topeka attorney, who was sentenced to jail as it appeared to cancel his engagement at the last minute. The speakers will discuss munition industries, the European situation, and the causes of war. Otis Brubaker, c'35, will act as chairman.
The student strike has received the proclamation of the National Student Federation of America, of which the University is a member school.
The Strike committee last night made the following statement: "Today at 11 o'clock, when we assemble for our strike against war, we become part of a great movement in this country for peace. The University of Kansas will be one of 140 universities on whose campuses the students of 31 countries of the world raise their unanimous voices to tell the war-mongers and mutation makers of the world that they will not stand for another war.
Increased Participants
"This strike received its inspiration from the spontaneous walkout held last year in Eastern universities in which 25,000 students deemed this an effective means of voicing their protest. This year approximately 150,000 students in this country alone will demonstrate in conjunction with their fellows abroad, that they realize the futility of sitting at home, pinchily hoping and wishfully thinking that war will not come.
"It is only by mass action that the student can make his influence felt. In reality he could be compelled to a part of a group, he will enhance his individuality, for here and only here does his protest against war, and the protest of the thousands about him, mean something."
Strike Receives Criticism
"This strike is going on in the face of some criticism to the effect that it will lead to a disorderly demonstration which will not only rebound to the discredit of the strikers, but will serve to defeat the purpose of the strike. To this end, all, until now, have been carrying out an orderly, rational, and thereby effective demonstration."
The anti-war demonstration is being held under the auspices of five organizations: the National Council of Methodist Youth, the National Student League, the Student League for Industrial Democracy, the American Youth Movement, and the Inter-seminary Movement.
The strike committee at the University is headed by Piiercy, c38.
Prof. Latimer to Speak
University Professors Will Attend Anatomists Meeting at St. Louis
Prof. H. B. Latimer of the department of anatomy will speak at the meeting of the American Association of Anatomists held in St. Louis, April 18, 19, and 20.
Professor Latimer's paper is entitled "The Weight of the Nervous System and of its Divisions in the Fetus and in the Adult Cat."
Others planning to attend the meeting in St. Louis are: Prof. H. C. Tracy of the department of anatomy; Richard Henry Greer, gr; Rosalee Bloom m,38; Karl Youngsund, instructor in <i>t-omy</i> and F. C. Sauer of the department of zoology at the University of Wichita, and formerly a faculty member here.
Professor Sauer will read a paper be-
fore the lecture. Professor Sauer will
elaborate on the National Tube.